Unacceptable Levels: 80,000 Chemicals in Our Lives (Video)

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There are more than 80,000 chemicals in our daily life—in everything from cosmetics and cleaning products to furniture and food—and yet very few of them are regulated by government. Many of them have not been proven to be safe for humans on their own, let alone tested for how they might combine with each other once in our bodies. Some studies have found over 200 toxic chemicals in the umbilical cord blood of newborn babies; these chemicals permeate our birth, life, and death.

A new documentary, Unacceptable Levels, tackles the issue of untested chemicals in our lives: where they come from, what they might do to our health, and what we can do about it.

If you live in the San Francisco-Bay Area, you can attend the first pre-theatrical screening of this documentary (followed by a panel discussion with filmmaker Ed Brown. One of the panel participants will be Care2′s own Robyn Hessinger!). If you live elsewhere and/or can’t attend, you can find more information at the Unacceptable Levels website.

You can purchase tickets ($7) online from Vendini, or from the NVOH by phone: 707.226.7372.

Here’s some further information from the filmmakers:

The film is about the impact — and unknown effects — of the myriad of chemicals in products that we use and are exposed to everyday, from our food, water and household furnishings to our cleaning supplies and cosmetics. The film is not overblown with rhetoric or scare-mongering — just reasonable, responsible concerns — and they are significant issues!

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